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FALL,  RIVER,  MASS. 

BENJAMIN  EARL  &  SON 

1876. 


BY 


Copyright, 
B.  EaRL.  & 
1873,  . 


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Alniy,  Milne  ik  Co.,  Printers,  Fall  River,  Mass. 


S   '8rief  fti>stoncal   >^ketel^   of 


ME  busy,  bustling  City  of  Fall  River  is 
the  embodiment  of  the  sagacity,  energy, 
I  J  and  successful  industry  of  her  own  peo- 
ple. No  city  or  town  engaged  in  similar 
pursuits  has  greater  cause  for  satisfaction,  or 
can  refer  to  stronger  reasons  for  the  exercise  of 
a  just  pride  in  the  achievements  of  her  own  cit- 
izens. Most  of  the  large  manufacturing  towns 
of  New  England  are  the  representation  of  the 
surplus  capital  of  the  older  commercial  cities. 
Fall  River  is  the  outgrowth  of  home  industry 
and  good  management,  which,  under  the  bless- 
ings of  a  benign  Providence,  have  given  her  a 
foremost  rank  in  manufacturing  cities,  and  a 
continued  success  rarely  enjoyed  by  those  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  or  commercial  pursuits 
Her  citizens  have  at  various  times  met  with  re- 


4  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

verses,  in  the  way  of  conflagrations  and  strikes, 
but  upon  recovering  from  them,  increased  pros- 
perity has  been  the  result ;  and  whether  in  man- 
ufacturing or  other  business,  the  immense  cap- 
ital which  is  wielded  here  is  strictly  within  the 
hands  of  her  own  citizens. 

The  words  or  motto  of  her  corporate  seal 
"  We'll  Try,"  have  thus  received  a  most  signifi- 
cant and  practical  exposition,  and,  to-day,  the 
swiftly  developing  interests  of  Fall  River  repre- 
sent a  productive  force,  at  least  double  that  of 
any  other  New  England  city,  engaged  in  the* 
same  class  of  pursuits.  Business  is  managed 
with  a  thrift  and  exactness  seldom  attained  ;  but 
thrift  and  exactness  are  not  allowed  to  degener- 
ate into  littleness,  nor  are  preconceived  opin- 
ions held  with  a  tenacity  which  amounts  to  stub- 
bornness. Her  manufacturers  are  conscious 
that  the  world  advances,  and  desire  to  advance 
with  it,  adopting  those  suggestions  which  are 
reasonable,  keeping  fully  up  to  the  demands  of 
educated  labor,  desirous  of  promoting  the  inter- 
ests of  their  employees  in  wages,  hours  of  labor, 
and  mental  and  physical  requisites,  and  making 
them  feel  that  the  interests  of  employer  and  em- 
ployed are  one  and  inseparable. 

Fall  River  is  a  city  and  port  of  entry  of  Bris- 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  5 

tol,  Co.,  Massachusetts,  and  is  pleasantly  situat- 
ed on  a  rather    abrupt  elevation  of   land,  rising 
at  the  head  of  Mt.  Hope  Bay,  an  arm  of  Narra-     . 
gansett  Bay.     It   comprises   an   area  of    about     f 
thirty-six  and  a  half  square  miles,  and  about  23,- 
330  acres  including  both  land  and  water.     It  is 
eminently  a  manufacturing  place,  but  is  special- 
ly ncfted   for  its  Cotton   Manufactories  ;   while 
its   favorable    position  as  regards  railway  and 
steamboat  communications,  its  improvements  in 
commercial  and  mechanical  industry,  and  its  re-  j 
cent  almost  unparalleled  increase  in  population  = 
and  wealth  have  given  it  a  name  and  importance  [ 
second  to  none  in  the  Commonwealth.  | 

In  the  union  of  hydraulic  power  and  naviga- 
ble waters,  it  is  probably  without  a  parallel  up- 
on the  American  Continent.  Its  hydraulic  pow- 
er is  derived  from  a  small  stream — Fall  River — 
whence  the  name  of  the  city,  which  has  its 
source,  or  is  in  reality  the  outflow  of  a  chain  of 
ponds  lying  two  miles  east  of  the  Bay,  covering 
an  area  of  some  5,000  acres,  and  having  a  length 
of  about  eleven  miles,  and  an  average  breadth 
of  three  quarters  of  a  mile.  They  are  mostly 
supplied  by  perennial  springs,  though  receiving 
the  outlets  of  several  other  sheets  of  water. 
The  extent  of  country  drained,  is  comparatively 


6  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

small, — not  over  7,000  acres,  and  the  quantity 
of  power  therefore  is  to  be  attributed  to  the 
springs  alluded  to,  and  to  the  great  and  rapid 
fall  of  the  river,  which  in  less  than  half  a  mile 
is  more  than  132  feet.  The  flow  of  the  river  is 
one  hundred  and  twenty-one  and  a  half  cubic 
feet  per  second,  or  9,841,500,000  Imperial  gal- 
lons in  a  year  of  three  hundred  days  of  ten  hours 
each.  The  remarkable  advantages  of  this  river 
as  a  mill  stream  have  been  increased  by  building 
a  dam  at  the  outlet  of  the  ponds,  which  gives 
the  water  an  additional  fall  of  two  feet ;  and  its 
lower  banks  are  entirely  built  up  with  large  man- 
ufacturing establishments,  which  so  rapidly  suc- 
ceed each  other,  as  scarcely  to  leave  space  be- 
tween some  of  the  buildings,  sufficient  for  light 
and  air.  The  river  for  almost  its  entire  length 
runs  upon  a  granite  bed,  and  for  much  of  the 
distance  is  confined  between  high  banks,  also 
of  granite.  Differing  therefore  from  most  other 
water-powers,  this  one  allows  the  entire  space 
between  the  banks  to  be  occupied,  and  most  of 
the  water  wheels  connected  with  the  older  fac- 
tories are  placed  directly  in  the  bed  of  the  riv- 
er. Moreover, while  the  river  affords  an  almost 
uniform  and  constant  supply  of  water,  it  is  nev- 
er subject  to  excess,  and  an    injury   in   conse- 


HISTOEICAL     SKETCH. 

quence  of  a  freshet  has  never  yet  been  known. 
The  river  is  perfectly  controllable,  and  thus  it 
is  that  the  mills  were  built  directly  across  the 
river,  the  wheels  placed  in  the  bed  of  the  river, 
and  yet  from  an  excess  of  water,  no  damage  was 
to  be  apprehended.  In  later  years,  however, 
most  of  the  breast  wheels  employed  in  these 
older  mills,  have  been  supplanted  by  the  mod- 
ern apjDliances  of  turbine  wheels  and  steam 
power. 

With  the  increase  of  wealth  and  skill  in  man- 
ufacture, and  the  entrance  upon  the  stage  of  ac- 
tion of  younger  men  of  enterprise  and  ambition, 
new  projects  were  formed,  and  as  the  older  mills 
occupied  all  available  space  upon  the  river 
bank?,  new  situations  were  sought  out  and  ap- 
propriated, and  the  "New  Mills"  so  called, 
were  first  erected  on  the  margin  of  the  ponds 
to  the  south  and  east  of  the  city,  and  of  which 
the  stream  is  the  outlet,  and  afterwards  in  the 
northerly  and  southerly  sections  of  the  city,  on 
the  banks  of  Taunton  river  and  Laurel  lake. 
The  growth  of  the  city  in  this  respect  was  al- 
most marvelous,  no  less  than  eleven  large  mills 
of  from  30,000  to  40,000  spindles  each,  having 
been  erected  in  one  year,  {1872),  involving  an 
outlay  of  capital  to  the  extent  of  $10,000,000,  em- 


8  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

ploying  5,000  hands,  and  adding  an  immediate 
population  of  some  15,000  persons.  Villages 
rapidly  sprmig  up  and  clustered  around  each 
mill,  while  much  of  the  intermediate  space  was 
divided  into  house  lots,  and  appropriated  for 
dwellings  and  stores.  This  sudden  occupation 
of  outlying  sections,  and  the  necessary  throwing 
out  of  streets  and  lanes,  progressed  with  unex- 
ceptional rapidity,  especially  for  a  place  of  sev- 
enty years'  settlement.  In  fact  so  rapid  was 
the  change  in  appearance,  that  what  were  once 
familiar  scenes  remained  so  no  longer,  varying 
from  day  to  day  as  though  viewed  through  a 
kaleidoscope. 

The  number  of  incorporated  companies  for 
the  manufacture  of  cotton  goods  is  now  thirty- 
three,  owning  forty  mills,  or  forty-three,  count- 
ing those  having  two  mills  under  one  roof,  with 
an  incorporated  capital  of  $14,735,000,  but  a 
probable  investment  of  $30,000,000,  containing 
1,269,048  spindles,  and  30,144100ms. 

The  latest  statistics,  report  the  total  number 
of  mills  in  the  United  States  as  847,  containing 
186,975  looms  and  9,415,383  spindles,  manufac- 
turing 588,000,000  yards  of  print  cloths  per  an- 
num, Of  these,  New  Kngland  has  489  mills, 
containing  148,189100ms  and  7,538,369  spindles, 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  U 

manufacturing  481,000,000  yards  of  print  cloths. 
Fall  River  has  thus  over  i-8th  of  all  the  spindles 
in  the  country,  or  i-6thof  those  in  New  England, 
and  manufactures  over  a  half  of  all  the  print 
cloths. 

The  following  table  will  show  the  number  of 
spindles  in  the  mills  of  Fall  River  at  the  close  of 
each  year  respectively. 


1865, 

265,328. 

I87I, 

1866, 

403,624. 

1872, 

1867, 

470,360. 

1873, 

1868, 

537,416. 

1874, 

1869, 

540,614. 

1875, 

1870, 

544,606. 

780,738. 
1,094,702. 

1,212,694. 
1,258,508. 
1,269,048. 


There  were  in  the  village  of  Fall  River,  some 
thirty  dwellings  and  two  hundred  inhabitants, 
when  the  cotton  business  was  first  started,  sixty 
years  ago.  The  first  cotton  factory  was  built  in 
1813,  commencing  operations  with  896  spindles. 
The  "  Troy  Cotton  and  Woolen  Manufactory" 
and  the  "  Fall  River  Manufactory"  were  formed 
in  that  year.  The  growth  of  the  village,  how- 
ever, was  extremely  gradual,  for  the  increase, 
from  18 10  to  1820  was  only  298  souls  in  the 
whole  town.  Between  1820  and  1830  two  more 
companies  were  formed,  and  in  1840,  the  cotton 
mills  had  increased  to  eight,  with  32,084  spin- 
dles, the  number  now  in  one  good  sized  mill. 


10  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

The  population  then  was  6,738.  In  i860  the 
population  was  13,240,  with  eleven  cotton  mills 
and  about  2,600  operatives,  running  192,620  spin- 
dles, and  having  an  incoporated  capital  of  $2,- 
260,000. 

In  1870,  the  number  of  incoporated  compa- 
nies was  eighteen,  having  a  capital  of  $6,290,000 
and  544,606  spindles.  The  population  then 
numbered  27,191. 

But  it  was  the  two  years  1871-2  that  witnessed 
the  most  surprising  developments  in  this  direc- 
tion For  a  city  of  its  size,  wealth  and  popula- 
tion, it  would  seem  as  though  two  or  three  new 
companies  were  sufficient  to  absorb  its  surplus 
capital,  energy  and  ambition  ;  but  company  suc- 
ceeded company,  until  fifteen  new  corporations 
had  been  formed,  the  land  purchased,  laid  out 
into  mill  sites  and  tenement  lots,  the  foundations 
put  in,  and  the  massive  walls  reared  story  by 
story;  the  machinery  contracted  for,  received 
and  put  in  place ;  and  to-day  the  busy  hum  of 
more  than  a  million  spindles  and  the  dull  roar 
of  our  greater  cities,  rises  on  the  quiet  air  from 
the  North,  the  South,  the  East,  and  the  West. 

By  a  wise  provision  of  State  law,  under  which 
these  various  companies  are  incorporated,  the 
shares  (whatever  be  the  capital  stock  in   total) 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  11 

are  made  One  Hundred  Dollars  each,  thus  giv- 
ing an  opportunity  to  all,  to  rich  and  poor  alike, 
as  well  to  the  man  of  moderate  means  as  to  the 
man  of  wealth,  and  ease,  and  comfort,  to  become 
owners  in  these  various  enterprises  ;  and  it  not 
unfrequently  happens  that  the  operatives  of  a 
mill  are  joint  owners  with  the  larger  capitalists 
and  sharers  in  the  proceeds  of  their  productive 
industry.  Perhaps  the  great  question  of  Labor 
and  Capital,  may  in  this  way  receive  a  ready  and 
practical  solution,  alike  beneficial  to  employer 
and  employed.  The  accumulation  of  wealth  in 
the  hands  of  the  few  at  the  expense  and  desti- 
tution of  the  man)',  is  rendered  impossible  ;  the 
evils  of  concentrated  capital  are  avoided  ;  the 
channels  of  productive  industry  are  kept  open 
to  the  whole  people  ;  and  the  producer  of  wealth 
is  a  sharer  in  its  benefits,  in  proportion  to  his 
merits  and  his  gains.  Co-operative  ownership 
will  go  far  towards  creating  in  the  operative  an 
interest  favorable  to  temperance  and  personal 
enterprise  ;  will  teach  him  to  look  well  to  the 
results  of  his  own  acts,  before  indulging  in  per- 
sonal misconduct ;  will  fit  him  for  the  mainte- 
nance and  support  of  his  own  just  privileges 
and  benefits,  and  give  to  the  world  a  large  gain 
in  general  progress  and  improvement. 


12  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

In  full  running  time,  (averaging  ten  hours  per 
day,)  the  mills  now  incorporated  will  employ 
14,000  hands,  using  135,000  Bales  of  Cotton 
yearly,  in  the  manufacture  of  340,000,000  yards 
of  cloth.  The  monthly  Pay  Rolls  amount  to 
over  $400,000  which  are  paid  as  follows  : — one 
fourth  of  the  mills  paying  the  first  week,  another 
fourth  the  second  week,  and  so  on  consecutively 
through  the  month. 

From  statistical  reports  for  the  year  1872, 
(the  era  of  "  New  Mills,")  and  a  comparison  of 
the  relative  wealth  of  the  cities  of  the  Common- 
wealth, it  appears  that  Fall  River  ranked  fourth 
in  valuation  of  Personal,  and  sixth  in  Real  Es- 
tate valuation  ;  that  the  aggregate  gain  in  one 
year  (1872)  was  $8,701,300,  or  41  per  cent. — with 
one  exception  the  largest  gain,  either  in  amount 
or  per  centage,  in  the  whole  State.  In  the  scale 
of  tax  rates,  the  city  stood  third  on  the  list,  but 
two  having  a  lower  rate,  and  in  point  of  popu- 
lation advanced  from  the  eighth  to  the  fifth. 
With  such  an  exhibit,  no  one  will  question  that 
her  position  is  one  of  great  credit  to  herself,  and 
a  few  years  of  uninterrupted  prosperity,  will 
place  her  in  the  first  rank  of  our  manufacturing 
cities. 

While  the  principal  manufacturing  business 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  13 

of  Fall  River  consists  in  the  production  of  Print 
Cloths,  its  industrial  activity  is  also  largely  en- 
gaged in  the  printing  of  Calicoes,  in  the  manu- 
facture of  Iron  in  the  forms  of  hoops,  rods,nails, 
castings,  etc.,  and  of  Machinery. 

There  are  two  Calico  print-works  in  the  city, 
both  belonging  to  the  American  Print  Works. 
This  Company  began  operations  in  1834,  and  its 
first  printed  goods  were  sent  to  market  in  Jan- 
uary, 1835  Beginning  with  a  few  printing  ma- 
chines, it  has  increased  its  business  until  it 
ranks  among  the  largest  in  the  country.  Its  pro- 
ducts are  of  great  variety  and  stand  among  the 
first  class,  from  the  most  tasty /^rm/^,  to  the  in- 
digo print,  which  still  holds  its  place  in  domes- 
tic use.  It  requires  no  less  than  six  large  mills 
to  supply  its  printing  machines  with  cloth  ;  these 
now  number  21  at  both  establishments,  19  of 
which  are  commonly  busy  at  work,  turning  out 
30,000  pieces  of  Calico  Prints  per  week.  About 
1,000  persons  are  employed  by  this  company, 
which  in  addition  to  its  two  print  works,  keeps 
the  Mount  Hope  Mill  of  9,000  spindles  actively 
engaged  in  supplying  it  with  the  finest  class  of 
its  print  cloths.  Its  monthly  Pay  Roll  amounts 
to  about  $30,000. 

The  Bay  State  Print   Works,  the  smaller  of 


14  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

the  two  print  works,  is  situated  at  Globe  Village 
upon  a  stream  which  issues  from  Laurel  Lake 
and  empties  into  Mt.  Hope  Bay,  and  which  has 
been  utilized  for  manufacturing  purposes  for 
more  than  60  years.  The  American  Print  Works 
in  which  the  larger  part  of  its  printing  is  done, 
is  a  handsome,  massive,  granite  structure  upon 
Water  street,  near  the  wharf  of  the  Old  Colony 
Steamship  Co.,  and  is  three  stories  high,  sur- 
mounted by  a  Mansard  roof.  It  is  60  feet  wide 
and  presents  a  front  of  406  feet  in  length  on 
Water  street,  broken  only  by  a  finely  propor- 
tioned tower,  some  no  feet  in  height,  furnished 
with  a  large  bell  and  a  clock  with  glass  dials 
which  adds  to  its  completeness.  The  front  is 
principally  built  of  beautiful  ashlar  work  ;  the 
first  story  has  large  arched  windows,  while  a 
single  hammered  granite  pillar,  with  cap  and 
base,  occupies  the  space  between  each  window. 
In  the  rear  of  the  main  building  are  four  wings, 
varying  in  length  from  100  to  150  feet  each. 
The  building  is  one  of  the  finest  devoted  to  the 
printing  business  in  the  country,  if  not  in  the 
world,  and  attracts  the  attention  of  all  strangers, 
as  they  enter  the  city  by  steamboat  or  railway. 
Its  ample  rooms  are  furnished  with  modern 
appliances  of  science  and  skill  in  each  depart- 


I 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  16 

ment,  and  the  productions  of  this  Company  are 
to  be  found  in  all  sections  of  the  country,  from 
tHe  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific. 

Another  of  the  great  establishments  of  the 
city  is  the  Fall  River  Iron  Works,  established 
in  182 1,  operated  wholly  by  steam,  employing 
600  hands  and  working  up  40  tons  of  scrap  and 
pig  iron  per  day. '  The  works  are  carried  on  in 
three  buildings, — a  Rolling  Mill,  Nail  Mill  and 
Foundry.  32,000  Tons  of  Iron  are  used  annu- 
ally in  the  production  of  nails,  hoops,  rods, 
castings,  etc.  There  are  105  nail  machines,  the 
product  of  which  is  about  115,000  kegs  of  nails 
per  annum.  Its  monthly  pay  roll  averages 
$25,000. 

In  the  various  Machine  shops  of  the  city,  is 
manufactured  machinery  of  every  description, 
though  mostly  confined  to  cotton  machinery. 
No  better  cotton  machinery  is  found  in  the 
country  than  that  made  at  Fall  River. 

There  are  four  Cotton  Thread  Manufactories 
producing  about  6,000  Dozen  Thread  per  day  ; 
and  a  Woolen  Mill  having  8  sets  of  machinery, 
consuming  350,000  pounds  of  wool,  and  turning 
out  r 00,000  yards  of  fine  fancy  Cassimeres  per 
annum.  A  large  Bleaching  establishment  has 
been  organized,  the  buildings  erected,  and  when 


16  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

in  full  operation,  its  capacity  will  be  from  5,000 
to  6,000  pieces  daily.  The  city  has  also  its  full 
share  of  smaller  manufactories,  such  as  are 
common  to  places  of  its  size  and  character. 

The  harbor  formed  at  the  mouth  of  Taunton 
river  is  safe,  commodious,  easy  of  access,  and 
deep  enough  for  ships  of  the  largest  class.  The 
navigable  interests  of  the  city  are  by  no  means 
inconsiderable,  and  besides  the  vessels  owned 
here  and  engaged  in  the  coasting  trade,many  and 
some  of  them  of  a  large  class,  are  annually  char- 
tered to  bring  from  foreign  and  domestic  ports, 
lumber,  coal,  iron  and  various  other  articles  con- 
sumed by  manufacturers  and  others  of  the  city. 

The  city  has  within  its  borders  and  in  its  im- 
mediate vicinity,  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  fine 
Granite,  equal  in  quality  to  any  in  the  country. 
This  granite  is  extensively  wrought,  giving  em- 
ployment to  and  affording  support  for  numerous 
persons.  The  fortifications  at  Newport,  R.  I., 
were  constructed  mainly  with  granite  obtained 
from  these  quarries,  and  it  has  also  been  used 
largely  for  building  purposes  in  the  city  itself. 
Indeed  its  Mill  buildings  are  justly  a  matter  of 
pride,  for  so  many  and  such  substantial  struc- 
tures (mostly  built  of  stone),  are  rarely  seen. 

Of  fine  Public  buildings   there  are  compara- 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  17 

tively  few,  but  the  elegant,  commodious  new 
Central  Church,  built  of  brick  and  sandstone  in. 
the  Victorian  early  English  Gothic  style,  state- 
ly in  proportions,  complete  in  detail,  and  reput- 
ed to  be  one  of  the  most  perfect  ecclesiastical 
structures  in  New  England ;  the  Episcopal 
Church,  unique,  yet  chaste  and  beautiful  with 
its  rough  ashlar  work  and  brick  trimmings  ;  the 
substantial  and  massive  Borden  Block,  contain- 
ing the  Academy  of  Music  and  numerous  fine 
stores  and  offices  ;  together  with  the  Fall  River 
Savings  and  Pocasset  Bank  Buildings,  the  old- 
er Granite  Block  and  City  Hall,  recently  trans- 
formed at  large  expense  into  a  noble  edifice  of 
modern  style,  give  a  foretaste  of  what  may  be 
expected  in  this  direction,  when  capital  is  a 
little  more  at  leisure. 

The  City  possesses  not  a  few  beautiful  drives 
some  of  which  cannot  be  excelled,  especially 
those  in  the  outskirts  of  the  city  proper.  High- 
land Avenue,  stretches  off  along  the  margin  of 
the  hills  to  the  North,  affording  numberless  fine 
views  up  the  river,  and  down  the  bay,  and  over 
the  country  beyond.  "  Eight  Rod  Way,"  so 
called  because  its  width  is  just  eight  rods,  is  a 
pleasant  avenue  on  the  South,  stretching  along 
the  margin  of  the  South  Watuppa,  (giving a  fine 


18  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

view  of  the  great  granite  factories  along  its  bor- 
ders), thence  over  the  hill  to  Laurel  Lake  be- 
yond, a  beautiful  sheet  of  water,  around  whose 
northern  shore  may  be  seen  another  cluster  of 
mills,  huge,  substantial  structures,  alike  noble 
and  grand  in  appearance.  Broadway  leading 
from  the  South,  also  affords  excellent  views  of 
the  city,  the  bay,  the  opposite  shores,  and  of  the 
river  winding  down  from  among  the  hills  to  the 
North ;  while  for  calm,  quiet  country  views 
close  at  hand  or  stretching  off  miles  in  the  hazy 
distance,  the  equal  of  North  Main  Road,  on  a 
bright  sunny  day,  cannot  often  be  found.  To 
these  may  be  added  the  longer  drives — Bell 
Rock  Road,  the  Pond  Road,  Stone  Bridge  Road 
and  the  Ferry  Road  (to  Somerset),  each  having 
its  own  peculiar  attractions  of  quiet  country 
life,  of  hill  and  dale,  of  meadow,  brook,  and 
woodland,  or  the  more  stirring  scenes  of  the 
seashore,  with  the  white  glistening  sails  of  the 
shipping,  the  swiftly  gliding  steamers,  and  the 
rush  of  the  railway  cars. 

Provision  has  been  made  for  posterity,  in  the 
purchase  and  laying  out  in  different  parts  of  the 
city,  of  two  Public  Parks  ;  the  larger  one  of 
60  acres  on  the  South,  stretching  from  Main 
street  to  the  shores  of  the  Bay,  and  giving  am- 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  19 

pie  room  for  walks,  drives,  playgrounds,  &c. 
The  surface  is  widely  variegated,  and  when  time 
shall  have  brought  to  perfection,  what  the  art 
and  taste  of  man  has  designed,  it  will  prove  one 
of  the  most  delightful  and  attractive  spots  in  the 
city.  From  many  parts  of  it,  the  city,  the  river, 
and  the  romantic  scenery  beyond,  are  in  full 
prospect. 

With  the  growth  of  the  city,  came  the  neces- 
sity of  taking  some  steps  towards  providing  a 
supply  of  pure  water  In  1872,  after  a  thorough 
investigation  of  the  supply  and  quality  of  the 
water  available,  and  the  facilities  for  obtaining 
and  distributing  it,  the  city  by  a  large  vote  de- 
cided to  introduce  water  from  the  North  Watup- 
pa  Pond.  Land  was  secured  for  a  Reservoir 
and  Water  Works,  and  thus  an  enterprise  which 
promises  beneficial  results  of  the  utmost  im- 
portance to  the  city,  fully  inaugurated. 

Reservoir  Hill  situated  almost  upon  the  mar- 
gin of  the  pond,  is  more  than  250  feet  above  tide 
water,  and  is  better  adapted  to  the  purpose  for 
which  it  is  designed,  than  had  been  supposed 
to  be  attainable  in  the  city.  The  investigations 
made,  have  shown  that  the  facilities  for  obtain- 
ing and  distributing  water  are  equal  to  those  of 
any,  and  superior  to  those  possessed  by  most  of 


20  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

the  cities  and  towns  which  have  Water  Works 
in  operation.  The  supply  of  water  to  be  ob- 
tained is  ample,  and  excels  in  purity,  any  with 
which  it  has  been  brought  in  comparison,  con- 
taining but  1.80  grains  of  solid  matter  to  the 
gallon,  while  25  others  range  from  2.14  to  11. 21 
and  average  5.89  grains  to  the  gallon.  The 
construction  of  the  Water  Works  is  in  charge 
of  a  Commission,  who  are  carrying  forward  the 
enterprise  as  rapidly  as  possible.  The  work  of 
laying  pipes  was  commenced  in  May,  1872,  and  at 
the  close  of  1875,  nearly  40  miles  had  been  laid, 
and  398  Fire  Hydrants  connected.  Water  was 
first  introduced  into  the  mains  in  January-,  1874, 
Oak  Grove  Cemetery  occupies  an  elevated 
spot  in  the  north-easterly  section  of  the  city. 
It  is  well  laid  out  with  gravelled  walks  and  road- 
ways, and  planted  and  embellished  with  many 
varieties  of  trees,  shrubbery  and  flowers.  Nu- 
merous monuments  of  very  fine  Avorkmanship 
are  already  erected,  and  if  one  is  to  judge  the 
living,  by  the  resting  place  of  the  dead.  Fall 
River  has  little  to  fear  ;  nay,  rather  may  feel  a 
just  and  proper  satisfaction  in  the  consciousness 
that  when  loved  ones  are  removed  by  death,  she 
has  provided  so  comely  and  appropriate  a  rest- 
ing place,  in  this  sacred  enclosure. 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  21 

The  North  Cemetery  upon  North  Main  Road 
was  for  many  years  the  principal  burial  place  of 
the  city,  and  here  were  deposited  all  that  was 
mortal  of  many  who  were  once  active  and  be- 
loved citizens  and  neighbors.  After  the  pur- 
chase and  laying  out  of  Oak  Grove  Cemetery 
the  remains  of  many  of  these  were  transferred 
to  those  grounds.  Quite  contiguous  to  the 
iS  orth  Cemetery,  is  another  cemetery  owned  and 
occupied  by  the  Roman  CatTiolics. 

In  its  secular  and  religious  teachings,  Fall 
River  appears  determined,  notwithstanding  all 
obstacles,  to  maintain  a  good  moral  reputation 
in  the  community.  The  great  evil  with  which 
all  manufacturing  cities  and  towns  have  to  con- 
tend, at  the  present  day,  especially,  is  the  indis- 
criminate sale  and  use  of  stimulants,  and  with 
this  evil,  the  moral  and  sober  minded  people  of 
Fall  River  have  to  contend. 

There  are  in  the  city,  nineteen  Churches,well 
arranged  and  commodious,  supplied  with  well 
educated  and  talented  preachers,  and  attended 
by  fair-sized,  and  some  of  them  by  large  con- 
gregations. Mission  schools  shedding  the  kind- 
ly influence  of  Christianity  here  and  there,  have 
been  established  in  various  parts  of  the  city,  and 
under  the  care  of  devoted  and   self-sacrificing 


22  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

teachers,  have  continued  from  year  to  year  with 
growing  numbers  and  increasing  usefuhiess. 

Educational  interests  have  not  been  neglected, 
the  annual  appropriation  by  the  city  being  up- 
wards of  $90,000  for  the  support  of  the  High 
School  with  English,  Classical  and  Mixed  Cour- 
ses, three  Grammar  Schools,  and  numerous  In- 
termediate and  Primary  schools. 

The  city  is  provided  with  a  Free  Public  Li- 
brary and  several  Circulating  Libraries,  all  of 
which  are  well  supplied  with  the  most  recent 
publications,  and  are  accessible  to  all.  There 
are  also  numerous  private  and  Society  Libraries 
and  local  book-clubs,  and  ii  is  a  well  authenti- 
cated fact,  that  Fall  River  has  a  much  greater 
proportion  of  readers  than  is  commonly  found 
outside  of  the  larger  and  wealthier  cities. 

There  are  five  Weekly  and  two  Daily  papers, 
published  by  six  different  companies. 

There  are  seven  banks  with  an  aggregate 
Capital  of  $2,250,000,  and  a  surplus  account  of 
$1,324,123  ;  and  four  Savings  Banks,  carefully 
and  faithfully  conducted,  having  $10,190,566 
Deposits  belonging  to  21,662  DejDositors.  Two 
large  private  Banking  Houses  aid  materially  in 
facilitating  financial  transactions. 

The  city  is  lighted   with  Gas  ;  its  streets  are 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  'S6 

generally  wide  and  many  of  them  well  shaded ; 
its  private  dwellings  are  neat  ana  comfortable, 
some  of  them  even  elegant.  Good  order  is  main- 
tained by  an  efficient  and  well-officered  police 
force,  and  protection  against  fire  is  furnished  in 
a  thoroughly  organized,  paid  Fire  Department 
with  steam  and  hand  engines.  Additional  se- 
curity is  afforded  by  the  introduction  of  water, 
by  the  Water  AVorks  now  in  course  of  con- 
struction. 

Fall  River  suffered  early  and  severely  by  P^ire. 
On  Sunday,  July  2d,  1843,  the  then  village  of 
Fall  River  was  visited  by  one  of  the  most  de- 
structive fires  which  up  to  that  time  had  ever 
occurred  in  this  country,  and  it  will  ever  be  re- 
ferred to  by  the  inhabitants  of  the  city,  as  a  day 
most  memorable  in  its  annals.  It  furnishes  a 
date  from  which  incidents  are  often  reckoned, 
and  "  before  the  fire  "  and  "  after  the  fire  "  are 
terms  well  understood  and  in  common  use 
among  the  people.  The  scene  at  the  time  was 
truly  heart-rending.  The  fire  commenced  at 
about  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  when  the 
people  had  just  assembled  in  the  several  church- 
es for  afternoon  worship  ;  at  a  time  when  there 
had  been  no  rain  for  several  weeks  ;  when  the 
wind  was  blowing  a  gale  ;  and  so  rapidly  did  the 


24  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

flames  spread,  that  for  a  time  all  human  efforts 
to  check  its  progress  were  completely  baffled  ; 
nor  was  it  stopped,  until  the  wind  changed  and 
had  measurably  subsided.  The  fire  was  very 
soon  so  extended  that  the  means  at  hand  for 
extinguishing  it,  could  be  brought  to  bear  but 
on  a  very  small  portion  of  it.  The  fire  was 
raging  upon  twenty  or  thirty,  and  perhaps  forty 
buildings  at  one  and  the  same  time  ;  raging  with 
such  fury  and  spreading  with  such  velocity  that 
many  of  the  sufferers  gladly  escaped  with  their 
lives  "without  a  pillow  for  their  heads,  or  a 
change  of  raiment  for  their  backs."  When  at 
length  the  fire  was  subdued,  it  was  found  to 
have  burned  over  an  area  extending  from  Bor- 
den street  on  the  south,  to  Franklin  street  on 
the  north,  sweeping  over  twenty  acjes  of  the 
very  heart  of  the  village. 

All  of  the  merchandise  stores  in  the  place 
were  destroyed,  except  six  or  eight  small  gro- 
ceries on  the  outskirts  of  the  village,  together 
with  95  Dwellings,  occupied  by  225  families, 
I  Factor}^  3Churches,2  Hotels,  2  Banks,Custom 
House,  Athenaeum  and  Post  Ofiice,  3  Printing 
Ofiices,  &c.,  and  about  75  mechanic  and  other 
workshops.  Some  two  hundred  buildings  were 
burned  (not  including   small   ones)   involving  a 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  25 

loss  of  propert}^  amounting  to  more  than  half  a 
million  of  dollars. 

But  notwithstanding  the  great  fire  and  the 
immense  loss  of  property,  by  the  energy  of  her 
citizens  the  burnt  district  was  soon  rebuilt,  and 
what  at  first  seemed  so  terrible  a  catastrophe, 
served  only  to  warm  into  new  life  the  industrial 
activities  and  latent  energies  of  her  citizens. 

Fall  River  is  53  miles  south  of  Boston,  183 
miles  north  east  of  New  York,  17  miles  south 
of  Taunton,  18  miles  south  east  of  Providence, 
14  miles  west  of  New  Bedford  and  18  miles  north 
of  Newport.  Daily  lines  of  Steamers  connect 
Fall  River,  Providence,  Newport  and  NewYork 
while  three  lines  of  Railways  give  ample  passen- 
ger and  freight  communications  inland.  Four- 
teen passenger  trains  pass  to  and  fro  between 
Fall  River  and  Boston  daily,  and  of  the  three 
or  four  routes  between  Boston  and  New  York, 
the  ''  Old  Fall  River  line"  has  ever  proved  the 
most  popular.  That  this  route  to  New  York 
for  comfort,  convenience,  and  beauty  of  scenery 
far  excels  all  other  routes,  there  is  no  question. 
Passei^gers  leaving  Boston  have  a  delightful 
view  of  Boston  Harbor,  pass  through  numerous 
villages  and  an  ever  changing  landscape,  and 
for   several    miles  sweep   along  the   banks   of 


26  HISTORICAL     SKETCH. 

Taunton  river  to  Fall  River.  From  the  decks 
of  the  magnificent  floating  palaces,  unsurpassed 
in  elegance  and  safety  by  any  steamers  afloat, 
may  be  seen  one  of  the  finest  panoramic  views 
in  New  England, — Fall  River  rising  abruptly 
from  the  Bay  on  the  east ;  the  bare,  bald  sum- 
mit of  Mt.  Hope  on  the  west ;  and  the  waters  of 
Mt.  Hope  and  Narragansett  Bays  stretching  out 
before  them  on  the  south.  By  this  route,  too, 
passengers  after  enjoying  a  good  night's  rest, 
arrive  in  New  York  or  Boston  in  ample  season 
for  all  business  or  travelling  purposes. 

Fall  River  is  often  called  the  "  Border  City" 
because  lying  on  the  very  borders  of  the  State. 
Previous  to  1S62,  a  part  of  the  city  was  in  Mas- 
sachusetts and  a  part  in  Rhode  Island,  the  divid- 
ing line  of  the  two  States  running  through  the 
southern  centre  of  the  city.  In  that  year,  how- 
ever, the  boundary  line  was  removed  two  miles 
south,  and  Fall  River,  Mass.,  and  Fall  River, 
R.  I.,  became  one,  thus  bringing  the  whole  city 
into  one  municipality. 

Fall  River  was  formerly  a  part  of  Freetown, 
and  w^as  incorporated  as  a  separate  town  in  1803. 
Its  name  was  soon  after  changed  to  Troy,  but 
in  1834  its  old  appellation  was  restored.  Its 
Indian  name  was  "  Quequeteant"  signifying  the 


HISTORICAL     SKETCH.  27 

'■'■place  of  falling  water."  and  that  of  the  river 
"Quequechan"  which  signifies  "  falling  water" 
or  "quick  running  water,"  hence  its  appropriate 
name  of  Fall  River.  "  Watuppa"  the  Indian 
name  of  the  ponds  on  the  east  and  by  which 
they  are  still  called,  signifies  "  boats"  or  the 
"place  of  boats." 

Fall  River  was  incorporated  a  City  in  1854. 


28  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 


Chronological  Table  of  Important  Events 

In  the   History  of  Fall  River. 


1656 

1659. 
1675- 


July  3.  The  territory  east  of  Taunton  River, 
(including  Fall  Eiver)  granted  to  certain 
P^reemen  bv  the  General  Court  at  Plymouth, 
and  called  the  ''Freemen's  Purchase." 


1675- 


April  2.  Same  territory  acquired  from  the 
Tiidians  by  purchase. 

June  22.  King  Philip's  War  begun  by  an  at- 
tack on  Swansea.  July  8.  Ahny's  Peasfield 
Fight,  Tiverton.  July  18.  Pocasset  Swamp 
Fight,  Tiverton.  Aug.6.  Weetamoe,  Squaw 
Sachem  of  Pocasset,  drowned  near  Slade's 
Ferry.  Aug.  12.  King  Philip  killed  at  Mt. 
Hope.  Aug.  28.  Annawan,  King  Philip's 
chief  captain,  captured,  and  soon  after  exe- 
cuted at  Plymouth. 

Close  of  Indian  Wars  in  Massachusetts, 


i68o. 


1683. 
1691. 


CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE.  29 


The  territorj^  east  of  IMount  Hope  Bay,  in- 
cluding Tiverton,  acquired  by  deeds  from  the 
General  Court  at  Plymouth,  and  from  the 
Indians.  It  was  called  the  "Pocasset  Pur- 
chase," and  was  settled  by  Col.  Church  and 
the  ancestors  of  the  present  Bordens  and 
Durfees.  The  town  was  called  "Pocasset." 
This  is  the  first  settlement  of  Fall  Eiver 
territory. 

Thomas  Durfee,  of  Portsmouth,  K.  I.,  sup- 
posed to  be  the  ancestor  of  most  of  those  who 
bear  his  name  in  this  vicinity,  bought  one- 
sixtieth  of  the  Pocasset  Purchase  for  £.34. 
This  tract  is  probably  the  territory  now  oc- 
cupied in  part  by  the  South  Park. 


Freetown,  including  the  present  territory  of 
Fall  River,  incorporated. 


Col.  Church  became  proprietor  of  26V2  shares 
(26V2-30ths)  of  a  piece  of  land  thirty  rods 
wide,  adjacent  to  the  stream  and  including 
the  Water  Power  on  the  soiith  side  of  the 
river,  west  of  INIain  Street,  and  on  both  sides 
east  of  Main  Street,  and  extending  to  the 
Ponds.  John  Borden,  of  Portsmouth,  R.  I., 
probably  bought  the  other  S^^  shares.  This 
strip,  a  reservation  from  the  Pocasset  Pur- 
chase, contained  66  acres,  and  was  valued  at 
about  £225. 


30  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 

1694. 

Pocasset  incorporated  and  called  Tiverton, 
from  a  town  in  Devonshire,  England. 

1684 — 1700. 

Disagreement  as  to  boundary  line  between 
Freetown  and  Tiverton. 


1700. 
1702. 


1703- 


1740. 


Boundary  line  agreed  upon,  and  all  the  Wa- 
ter Power  included  in  Tiverton. 

A  small  piece  or  strip  of  land,  a  reservation 
from  the  Freemen's  Purchase,  lying  on  the 
north  side  of  the  stream  and  west  of  Main 
Street,  bought  by  John  Borden,  of  Ports- 
mouth, R.  1.  In  1714,  Col.  Church  sold  out 
his  2G%  shares  of  the  Pocasset  Reservation 
for  £1000  to  the  same  John  Borden,  owner  of 
the  Qther  3V2  shares,  who  thus  became  pos- 
sessor of  the  whole  of  the  Water  Power  and 
most  of  the  land  now  forming  the  centre  of 
the  city,  together  with  a  strip  east  to  the 
Watuppa  Pond.  This  John  Borden  is  sup- 
posed to  be  the  ancestor  of  all  who  bear  his 
name  in  this  vicinity. 

Col.  Church  erected  a  saw  mill,  grist  mill  and 
Fulling  Mill  on  the  stream,  south  side,  near 
the  south  end  of  Granite  Block. 

Dispute  concerning  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween the  -colonies   of  Massachusetts  and 


CHRONOLOGICAL  TABLE.     31 
740. 


1746. 


1747- 


1776. 
1778. 

1803. 


Rhode  Islaud.  A  Royal  Commission  ap- 
pointed to  determine  tlie  true  boundary  of 
each. 


The  award  of  the  Commissioners  contirmed 
by  the  King,  though  appealed  from  by  both 
colonies.  Ex-parte  lines  run  by  Rhode  Is- 
land, but  found  incorrect  when  revised  by 
jNIassachusetts  in  1791 . 


Tiverton  transferred  from  Massachusetts  to 
Rhode  Island,  and  the  centre  of  the  village  of 
Fall  River,  together  with  the  AVater  Power, 
transferred  from  Tiverton  to  Freetown,  and 
thus  continued  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
Massachusetts. 

July  15.  The  inhabitants  of  Freetown  de- 
clared for  the  Independence  of  the  Colonies. 

May  25.  150  British  Troops  attacked  the  vil- 
lage of  Fall  River.  Repulsed  with  the  loss 
of  two  men,  by  a  company  (30)  of  local  mili- 
tia, under  Col.  Joseph  Durfee. 

Fall  River  set  off  from  Freetown  and  incor- 
porated,— 18  Dwellings  and  100  Inhabitants. 
The  first  Town  House  was  established  at 
Steep  Brook,  the  then  centre  of  business,  in 


32  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 

1803. 

1805.  In  1825,  a  new  Town  House  was  erected 
on  land  now  occupied  by  the  North  Ceme- 
tery. In  1836,  this  building  was  removed  to 
Town  Avenue,  and  occupied  until  the  com- 
pletion of  the  new  Town  Hall  and  Market 
Building,  erected  after  the  "  Great  Fire,"  on 
Main  Street..  In  1845-6,  the  present  City 
Hall  Building,  built  of  Fall  Eiver  granite, 
was  erected  in  Market  Square,  at  an  expense 
of  865,000,  including  lot,  foundation,  side 
walks,  furniture,  &c.  In  1872-3,  this  build- 
ing was  entirely  remodelled  (the  original 
walls  only  being  left)  and  rebuilt,  with  the 
addition  of  a  Mansard  roof,  tower,  clock, 
bell,  &c.,  at  a  cost  of  8200,000. 


804. 


Name  "  Fall  River,"  changed  to  "  Troy,"  and 
continued  so  for  30  years.  In  1834,  changed 
back  again  to  "Fall  Eiver." 

Jan.  21.  Post  Ottice  established  :  tirst  mail 
received  February  12. 

A  Cotton  Mill,  the  lirst  in  this  vicinity, 
erected  at  Globe  Village  by  Col.  Joseph  Dur- 
fee  and  others.  This  building  (burnt  in  Dec. 
1838)  stood  on  the  north-east  corner  of  South 
Main  and  Globe  Sts.,  and  was  converted  into 
a  Print  Works  (the  Globe)  in  1820.  Its  tirst 
goods  were  printed  in  September,  1830.  The 
first    cotton  mill    with   machinery  on  the 


CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE.  33 


Arkwright  principle, was  erected  in  Pawtuck- 
et,  E.  T.,  by  Samuel  Slater,  in  1790.  In  1812, 
there  were  in  Rhode  Island,  33  Cotton  Facto- 
ries containing  30,663  spindles.  In  Massa- 
chusetts, there  were  20  mills  containing  17,371 
spindles.  Previous  to  1812,  the  mills  only 
spun  the  yarn,  the  weaving  being  done  by 
hand  looms  in  the  neighboring  farm-houses. 

1813. 

First  Cotton  Mills,Troy  (stone)  and  F.R.  Man- 
ufactory (wood),  erected  in  Fall  River  ;  the 
latter  commenced  operations  in  Oct.,  1813, 
the  former  in  1814.  Both  were  organized  in 
March,  1813. 


1821, 


1824. 


>25- 


The  Fall  River  Iron  Works  Company  formed. 
Incorporated  in  1825.  First  established  at 
the  foot  of  the  stream,  west  of  the  Annawan 
Mill.  Removed  to  its  present  locality  in  1840. 
Enlarged  iu  1841.  Burned  in  May,  1843,  and 
rebuilt  the  same  year. 

Robeson's  Print  "Works  started  in  north  end 
of  Satinet  Factory.  Removed  to  present  site 
in  1827.  In  1830,  organized  as  the  Fall  River 
Printworks.  Incorporated  in  1848.  In  1858- 
64  altered  into  a  Cotton  Mill. 

The  manufacture  of  Woolen  Goods  com- 
menced  in   the  Satinet   Factory,    standing 


34  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 

1825. 

where  the  Pocasset  Mill  now  stands.    Suc- 
ceeded in  1849  by  the  Wamsutta  Steam  Wool- 
en Mill  on  "  Mosquito  Island,"  a  promontory 
near  the  outlet  of  the  Pond. 
The  Fall  River  Bank  established. 

1826. 

The  tirst  newspaper,  the  Fall  River  Moni- 
tor, (weekly)  established. 

Horse-Boat  put  on  at  Slade's  Ferry. 

1827. 

Steamer  Hancock  commenced  running  regu- 
larly between  Fall  River  and  Providence. 
Other  steamers,  the  Babcock,  Experiment, 
Rushlight  and  Wadsworth,  had  previously 
attempted  to  establish  communication  be- 
tween this  and  other  places,  but  viith  only 
partial  success.  The  Hancock  w  as  succeeded 
in  1832  by  steamer  King  Philip.  The  King 
Philip  was  succeeded  in  1845  by  steamer 
Bradford  Durfee.  July  17,  1874.  Steamer 
Richard  Borden  placed  on  the  route. 

May  19.  Marco  Bozzaris,  a  steamer,  ad- 
vertised to  run  between  Dighton  and  New 
V^ork,  stopping  at  Fall  River — "Passengers 
to  be  taken  by  Stage  from  Dighton  to  Bos- 
ton." 

1828. 

First  Savings  Bank  (Fall  River)  established. 
1829. 

Daniel  Page  died,  last  male  of  Pocasset  tribe 


CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE.  35 

1829. 

of  Indians  ;    active  on  the  colonial  side  dnr- 

ing  the  Revolutionary  "War. 
1830. 

Globe    Print    Works    commenced    running. 

Kame  changed  to  Bay  State  Print  Works  in 

1856. 

1834. 

Name  of  the  town  Troy,  changed  back  to 
Fall  River. 

American  Print  Works  established.  En- 
larged in  1867,  but  on  Dec.  15,  1867,  entirely 
destroyed  by  fire,  with  a  loss  of  over  §1,000,000 
In  1868-9,  rebuilt  and  greatlv  enlarged. 

1835. 

The  first  Incorporated  Library  (Athenaium) 

opened. 
1838. 

First  Thread  Mill  (O.  Chace's)  built. 
1840. 

Main  Street  set  with  two  rows  of  Elms. 

1843. 

July  2.  The  "  Great  Fire,"  bui-ning  over  20 
acres  of  the  very  centre  of  the  village.  Over 
200  buildings  burned.  Loss  upwards  of 
«500,000. 

1844. 

Question  of  boundary  line  between  Massa- 
chusetts and  Ehode  Island  again  agitated. 
In  1852,  the  subject  referred  to  the  Courts. 
in  1862,  the  present  boundary  lines  estab- 
lished by  the  United  States  Courts. 


36  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 

1845. 

June.    Fall  River  Kailroad  opened  to  My- 

ricks. 
1846. 

Deo.  Fall  River  Railroad  opened  to  South 
Braintree,  connecting  there  with  the  Old 
Colony  Railroad.  In  1854,  Old  Colony  and 
Fall  River  Railroads  united. 

1847. 

Steamboat  line  to  New  York  established  by 

the  Bay  State  Steamboat  Company,  with  the 

steamers  Bay  State  and  Empire  State. 

Fall  River  Gas  Works  built. 

1850. 

Fall  River  High  School  established. 

1852. 

American  Linen  Company  incorporated  and 
first  Mill  built.  This  was  the  first  enterprise 
of  tlie  kind  in  the  country,  and  a  success  in 
its  manufacturing  department ;  but  as  cotton 
and  thin  woolen  fabrics  were  soon  after  gen- 
erally substituted  for  linen  goods,  in  1858  the 
machinery  was  mostly  changed  to  that  for 
the  manufacture  of  Print  Cloths. 

1854. 

April  12.    Fall  River  incorporated  a  City. 

April  23.    The  Charter  accepted  by  vote  of 

the  citizens. 
i860. 

Free  Public  Library  established  by  the  City. 

1861. 

April  12.    Commencement  of  the  Civil  War 


CHRONOLOGICAL   TABLE.  37 


l86l. 

iu  America.  June  11.  First  troops  from  Fall 
Kiver,  (Cos.  A  and  B,  Tth  Eegt.)  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service.  From  1861  to  May  26, 
1865,  the  close  of  the  war,  Fall  Eiver  fur- 
nished 1,770  men,  viz  :  1,273  Army,  497  Navy. 

1863. 

Nov.  19.  First  passenger  train  to  Stone 
Bridge. 

1865. 

May  22.  First  Passenger  train  on  Fall  Kiver 
and  Warren  Kailroad. 

1869. 

Dec.  25.    Fire  Alarm  Telegraph  established. 


873. 


874 


1875- 


Aug.  1.  Free  Mail  Delivery  (8  carriers)  es- 
tablished. 

Dec.  26.  Dedication  of  new  City  Hall,  after 
two  years  spent  in  remodeling  and  rebuilding. 

Jan.  8.  Water  from  Watuppa  Pond  first  in- 
troduced into  the  City.  The  laying  of  Water 
Pipes  begun  in  May,  1872.  Engine  House  for 
supply  commenced  in  June,  1872. 
Sept.  19.  Granite  Mill  Fire,  resulting  in  loss 
of  23  Killed  and  33  Wounded. 

Jan.  10.  Mt.  Hope  Bay  frozen  over.  Navi- 
gation suspended  on  the  20th,  and  not  re- 
sumed till  Feb.  25th.  Feb.  22.  Many  people 
and  loaded  teams  passed  on  ice  from  Steam- 
boat Wharf  to  Providence  Ferry, 


38  CHRONOLOGICAL    TABLE. 

1875. 

March   JO.      First  clear  passage  to  Bristol 

Ferry — large  ice  floes  still  in  the  Bay. 
Nov.  10.  O.  C.  R.  K.  Bridge  at  Slade's  Ferry, 
completed.  Opened  to  public  travel,  Jan.  4, 
1876.  Work  begun  on  the  Piers  Oct.  8,^874. 
Tested  Nov.  0, 1875.  Accepted  Nov.  10,  1875. 
The  Bridge  is  of  iron  and  cost  .'^300,000.  It 
rests  upon  six  piers  made  of  pneumatic  tubes 
sunk  to  the  solid  clay  beneath  the  stream,  on 
which  they  rest  perpendicularly,  and  filled 
with  solid  concrete  masonry.  Two  cylin- 
ders form  each  of  the  piers,  except  the  one 
for  the  draw,  vN'hich  consists  of  seven  set  in 
a  cluster,  as  a  support  for  the  movement  of 
the  huge  swing  draw.  These  cylinders  rest 
upon  a  solid  stratum,  .30  or  35  feet  below  the 
bottom  of  the  river,  the  water  varying  from 
25  to  27  feet,  making  one  of  the  piers  87  feet 
in  length.  At  each  end  a  huge  granite  pier 
supports  the  bridge,  the  whole  length  of 
which  is  955  feet  and  width  20  feet,  with  a 
carriage  road  below  and  a  railway  track  on 
top. 

Dec.  6.    First  passenger  train  to  Providence 
via  New  Bridge  at  Slade's  Ferry. 
Dec.  13.    Dedication  of  new  Central  Congre- 
gational Church. 

Dec.  16.    First  passenger  train  via  Fall  Kiver 
Railroad  to  New  Bedford. 

1876. 

Jan.  6,    Dedication  of  Academy  of  Music, 


^  ¥  .^  V  T  g  ¥  I  d  S  I, 


—AND— 


Refeke:n^ce  Tables. 


JANUARY,    1876. 


CONTENTS. 


Cotton  Spinning  in  the  United  States. 
Population  Tables. — 1810-1875. 
Valuation  Tables. — 1854-1875. 
Statistics    of   Cotton    Manufactories. — 

Capital,  vSpindles,  Looms,  &c. 
Statistics   of    Cotton    Manufactories. — 

Location,  Cotton  Used,   Production,  &c. 
Pay-Days  of  the  (Corporations. 
Organ iz.vnoN  of  Corporations. 
Banks. — Capital,  Surplus,  Disc't  Day,  &c. 
Savings  Banks. — Deposits,  Disc't  Day,  &c. 
Indian  Names  of  Fall  River  and  Vicinity. 


STATISTICS.  41 


COTTON  SPINNING  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

statement   of    the    Nuiiibei'    and    Capacity  of 
Cotton  Mills,  and  Print    Cloths  Manufac- 
tured for  the  Year  Ending  July  1, 1875. 


No.  of  No.  of  No.  of 

Mills. 


Spindles. 

Looms. 

9,415,383 

186,975 

7,538,369 

148,189 

1,258,508 

29,865 

United  States 847 

New  England 498 

Fall  River 43 


U.  S.  N.  E.  F.  R. 

Print  Cloths  JM'f'd,  588,000,000  481,000,000  333,000,000 

No.  of  Spindles  in  Fall  River: 

1865, ,265,328  1871, 780,183 

1866, ,403,624  1872, 1,094,702 

1867,.... 470,360  1873, 1,212,694 

1868, 537,416  1874, 1,258,508 

1869,   ,540,614  1875,.. ,...,1,269,048 


1870, ,....544,606 


42 


STATISTICS. 


POPULATION- 1810-1875. 


POPULATION   OF  FALL  RIVER    AT  VARIOUS    TIMES. 


1810 1,296 

1820 1,594 

1830 4,159 

1840 6,738 

1844 9,054 

1845 10,290 

1846 11,174 

1847 11,646 

1848 10,922 

1849 11,003 

1850 11,170 

1851 10,786 

1852 11,605 

1853 12,285 

1854 12,700 

1855 12,680 

1856 12,926 

1857 12,395 


1858 12.815 

1859 12,524 

1860 13,240 

1861 14,026 

1862* 17,461 

1863 15,495 

1864 17,114 

1865 17,525 

1866 19,262 

1867 21,174 

1868 23,023 

1869 25,099 

1870 27,191 

1871 28,291 

1872 34,835 

1873 38,464 

1874 43,289 

1875 45,160 


*The  increase  in  population  in  1862  was  owing  to 
the  annexation  of  the  Town  of  Fall  River,  R.  I., 
which  contained  a  population  of  about  3,590. 


STATISTICS.  43 

VALUATION,  &c.,  1854-1875. 

VALUATION,  TAX,   &C.,  FOR  THE  LAST  22  YEARS. 


Amt.  Raised 

No. 

Year. 

Valuation. 

Tax. 

by  Taxation. 

Polls. 

1854, 

§8,039,215 

sS5.80 

856,.523.70 

3,117 

185.-,, 

9,768,420 

5.60 

59,425.15 

3,148 

185G, 

9,888,070 

6.20 

66,078.26 

3.181 

1857, 

10,041,610 

7.40 

83,161.61 

3,241 

18.58, 

9,923,495 

7.20 

77,929.35 

3,208 

1850, 

10,700,250 

7.00 

79,583.25 

3,121 

18G0, 

11,522,650 

7.40 

90,124.61 

3,238 

1861, 

11,261,005 

8.00 

102,162.04 

;!,.')44 

18G2, 

12,497,720 

11.00 

140,045.30 

4,288 

1803, 

12,696,105 

11.50 

1.54,218.76 

4,105 

18G4, 

11,057,645 

18.00 

207,731.61 

4,304 

1865, 

12,134,990 

16.50 

200,272.20 

4,461 

18C6, 

12,762,534 

17.50 

232,827.62 

4,740 

1807, 

15,220,628 

17.00 

269,020.95 

5,135 

1868, 

17,919,192 

14.00 

262,872.74 

6,002 

1869, 

21,398,525 

15.60 

346.310.99 

6,247 

1870, 

2.3,612,214 

15..30 

374,753.22 

6,743 

1871, 

29,141,117 

13.00 

392,974.15 

7,070 

1872, 

37,841,294 

12.00 

471,8.35..53 

8,870 

1873, 

47,416,246 

13.00 

636,451.61 

10,020 

1874, 

49,995,110 

12.80 

662,486.11 

11,119 

1875, 

51,401,467 

14.50 

768,404.37 

11,571 

In  1840,  the  number  of  taxable  polls  was  1,603.  The 
valuation  of  real  estate  was  31,678,603  ;  of  personal 
estate,  .§1,310,865  ;  total,  §2,989,468. 


44 


STATISTICS. 


STATISTICS  or  COTTON  MANUFACTORIES 

IN      FALL     RIVER. 
Corporation.  Treasurer. 


American  Linen  Co., 
Annawan  Manufactory, 
Barnard  Manufg.  Co.,' 
Border  City  Mills, 
Chace  Mills, 
Crescent  Mills, 
Davol  Mills, 
Durfee  Mills, 
Fall  River  Manufactory, 
Fall  River  Merino  Co., 
Fall  River  Print  Works, 
B^lint  Mills, 
Granite  Mills, 
King  Philip  Mills, 
Mechanics'  Mills, 
Merchants'  Manufg.  Co., 
Metacomet  Mill, 
Montaup  Mills, 
Mount  Hope  Mill, 
Xarragansett  Mills, 
Oshorn  Mills, 

Pocasset  Maniifg  Co., 
Kichard  Borden  Mfg.  Co., 
Robeson  Mills, 
Sagamore  Mills, 
Shove  Mills, 
ylade  Mills, 
Stafford  Mills, 
Tecumseh  Mills, 
Troy  C.  &  W.  Manuf'v, 
Union  Mill  Co., 
Wampanoag  Mills, 
Weetamoe  Mills, 


Walter  Paine,  3d, 
Richard  B.  Borden, 
Nathaniel  B.  Borden, 
Geo.  T.  Hathaway, 
Joseph  A.  Baker, 
Alphonso  S.  Covel, 
Wm.  C.  JDavol,  Jr., 
David  A.  Bray  ton, 
S.  Angier  Chace, 
Seth  H.  Wetherbee, 
Andrew  Robeson, 
George  H.  Eddy, 
Charles  M.  Shove, 
Elijah  C.  Kilburn, 
Geo.  B.  Durfee, 
Wm.  H  Jennings, 
R.  }i.  Borden,  Agt., 
Isaac  Borden, 
Jetf.  Borden,  Jr.,  Agt. 
James  Waring, 
Joseph  Healy, 

Bradford  D.  Davol, 
Richard  B.  Borden, 
Louis  Robeson, 
Francis  B.  Hood, 
George  A  Chace, 
Henry  S.  Femier, 
Shubael  P.  Lovell, 
Simeon  B.  Chase. 
Richard  B,  Borden, 
S.  Angier  Chace, 
Walter  C.  Durfee, 
William  Lindsey, 


STATISTICS. 


45 


STATISTICS  OF  COTTON  MANUFACTORIES 

IN  FALL  RIVER 


Capital. 

Spindl'8 

Looms. 

Style  of  Goods. 

1 

§400,000 

82,512 

1,956 

Print  Cloths. 

2 

160,000 

10,016 

192 

"          " 

3 

350,000 

28,400 

768 

((          « 

4 

1,000,000 

72,144 

1,760 

((          ii 

5 

500,000 

43,480 

1,056 

ti          (t 

6 

500,000 

33,280 

684 

Yd.  wide  fine  goods. 

7 

270,000 

30,496 

730 

Sheet'gs  &  Silesias. 

8 

500,000 

87,424 

2,064 

Print  Cloths. 

9 

150,000 

25,992 

600 

a            u 

10 

90,000 

1,560 

15 

Merino  Und'wear. 

11 

200,000 

13,600 

306 

Print  Clotlis. 

12 

600,000 

45,360 

1,008 

U                   i< 

13 

400,000 

76,920 

1,8G8 

ii         ii 

14 

500,000 

37,440 

776 

Yd.  wide  tinegoods. 

15 

750,000 

53,712 

1,248 

Print  Cloths. 

16 

800,000 

85,570 

1,942 

ii          ii 

17 

300,000 

23,840 

591 

a           ii 

18 

250,000 

7,200 

112 

Bags,  Duck  &  Bats. 

19 

200,000 

9,024 

216 

Shirtings. 

20 

400,000 

27,920 

700 

Print  Cloths. 

21 

500,000 

37,232 

930 

ii          ii 

"         "    Sheets  ) 
ings  and  Shirtings  ) 

22 

800,000 

36,744 

918 

23 

800,000 

42,528 

1,032 

Print  Cloths. 

24 

260,000 

21,632 

552 

a           a 

25 

500,000 

37,672 

900 

a            a 

26 

550,000 

37,504 

960 

ii            ii 

27 

550,000 

37,040 

860 

ii            a 

28 

550,000 

34,928 

860 

ii            a 

29 

500,000 

42,166 

1,014 

a            a 

30 

300,000 

38,928 

932 

a            a 

31 

155,000 

44,784 

1,050 

a            ii 

32 

400,000 

27,920 

704 

a            ii 

33 

550,000 

34,080 

840 

it            a 

$14,735,000    1,269,048       30,144 


46 


STATISTICS. 


STATHTICS  OF  COTTON  MANUFACTORIES 

IN    FALL   RIVER 


Oorporation. 

Location. 

1 

American  Linen  Co  , 

Ferry  Street, 

2 

Annawan  Manufactory, 

1 

Annawan  Street, 

3 

Barnard  Mfg.  Co., 

Qne(iueclian  St. 

4 

Border  City  Mills, 

North  Main  Road 

5 

Cliace  Mills, 

Rodman  Street, 

6 

Crescent  .Mills, 

Eight  Rod  Way, 

7 

Davol  Mills, 

Hartwell  Street, 

S 

Dnrfee  31ills, 

Pleasant  Street, 

<) 

Fall  River  Manufactory, 

Pocasset  Street, 

lit 

Fall  River  Merino  Co. 

Alden  Street, 

11 

Fall  River  Print  Works, 

1 

Pocasset  Street, 

12 

Flint  Mills. 

1 

Alden  Street, 

13 

Granit.-  Mills, 

Twelfth  Street, . 

14 

Kini:  I'liilii.  Mills, 

Laurel  Lake, 

15 

Mc.-liani.-s'  Mills, 

Mechanicsville, 

It; 

Mereiiants'  .Mfy.  Co., 

Fourteenth  St. 

17 

Metacomet  -Mill, 

Annawan  Street, 

18 

Montaup  Mills. 

Laurel  Lake, 

19 

Mount  Hope  Mill, 

Bay  Street, 

20 

Xarragansett  Mills, 

1 

North  Main  Road 

21 

Osborn  Mills, 

Laurel  Lake, 

22 

Pocasset  Mfg.  Co., 

Pocasset  Street, 

23 

Richard  li(»rden  Mfg.  Co. 

Rodman  Street, 

24 

Robeson  Mills, 

Hartwell  Street, 

25 

Sagamore  :Mills, 

North  Main  Road 

26 

Shove  Mills, 

Laurel  Lake, 

Slade  Mills, 

Laurel  Lake, 

28 

Stafford  Mills, 

Quarry  Street, 

29 

Tecnmseli  Mills, 

Hartwell  Street, 

30 

Troy  C.  iV:  ^V.  Mauuf'v, 

Troy  Street, 

31 

Union  Mill  Co., 

Pleasant  Street, 

32 

Wampanoag  Mills, 

Quequechau  St. 

33 

AYeetamoe  Mills, 

Mechanicsville, 

STATISTICS. 


4T 


STATISTICS  OF  COTTON  MANUFACTORIES 

IN    FALL  RIVER. 


In- 

Bis.  lot- 

Yds.  of  tloth 

>0. 

IM'nthly 

cor- 

ton  used 

manufactured 

Hands 

!  Pay' 

p'd. 

1852 

perann. 

per  annum 

EnipI'd. 

1,000 

Roll. 

1 

8,500 

21,000,000 

$22,000 

2 

1825 

1,000 

2,150,000 

140 

2,800 

3 

1874 

3,500 

i»,000,000 

340 

8,500 

4 

1872 

8,250 

20,500,000 

900 

22,000 

o 

1871 

4,500 

12,000,000 

425 

11,000 

G 

1871 

3,250 

5,750,000 

340 

9,000 

7 

1867 

3,500 

5,000,000 

375 

11,000 

8 

1866 

9,500 

23,000,000 

950 

22,500 

9 

1813 

3,000 

7,000,000 

330 

7,000 

10 

1875 

750 

9,000,000 

60 

2,000 

11 

1848 

1,350 

3,500,000 

175 

4,750 

12 

1872 

4,750 

12,500,000 

450 

11,000 

13 

1863 

9,000 

21,500,000 

900 

22,000 

14 

1871 

3,000 

5,50(1,000 

425 

12,000 

15 

1868 

5,750 

14,000,000 

550 

14,500 

16 

1867 

9,250 

22,500,000 

800 

21,000 

17 

1847 

2,500 

6,500,000 

325 

7,250 

18 

1871 

2,500 

2,000,000 

125 

3,000 

19 

1867 

675 

1,225,000 

135 

3,500 

20 

1871 

3,250 

8,250,000 

325 

8,000 

21 

1871 

4,250 

11,000,000 

425 

11,000 

22 

1822 

3,150 

7,500,000 

550 

12,000 

23 

1871 

4,500 

12,000,000 

450 

11,500 

24 

1867 

2,500 

6,500,000 

275 

7,000 

25 

1872 

4,000 

10,500,000 

425 

10,000 

26 

1872 

4,250 

11,500,000 

425 

11,000 

27 

1871 

4,000 

.  10,000,000 

350 

9,500 

28 

1871 

4,000 

]0,0()0,00() 

350 

9,500 

29 

1866 

4,500 

12,000,000 

400 

12,000 

30 

1814 

4,000 

10,250,000 

400 

10,500 

31 

1859 

5,000 

12,000,000 

475 

13,500 

32 

1871 

3,250 

8,250,000 

325 

8,000 

33 

1871 

4,000 

10,000,000 

350 

9,250 

139,175 


343,375,000      14,270      S359,550 


48 


PAY-DAYS. 


PAY-DAY  OF  THE  SEVERAL  CORPORATIONS 

IN    FALL  FUVER. 


American  Linen  Co., 

American  Print  Works, 

Annawan  Manufactory 

Barnard  ^Manufacturing  Co., 

Border  City  Mills, 

Chace  Mills, 

Crescent  Mills, 

Davol  Mills, 

Durfee  3Iills, 

Fall  Kiver  Bleachery, 

Fall  River  Iron  Works  Co., 

Fall  Kiver  Manufactory, 

Fall  Kiver  Merino  Co., 

Fall  Kiver  Print  Works, 

Flint  3Iills, 

Granite  Mills, 

King  Philip  Mills, 

Mechanics'  Mills, 

Merchants'  Manufg.  Co., 

Metacomet  Mills, 

Montaup  ?.Iills, 

Mount  Hope  Mills, 

Narragansett  Mills, 

Osborn  Mills, 

Pocasset  Manufg.  Co., 

Richard  Borden  Manufg.  Co. 

Robeson  Mills, 

Sagamore  Mills, 

Shove  Mills, 

Slade  ISIills, 

Stafford  Mills, 

Tecumseh  ]\lills, 

Troy  C.  &  W.  Manufactory, 

Union  Mill  Co., 

Wamsutta  St'm  Woolen  Mill, 

Wampanoag  Mills, 

VYeetamoe  Mills, 


Third  Thursday, 
Second  Thursday, 
Second  Wednesday, 
Second  " 

Fourth 
Second  " 

Second  " 

First  " 

Second  " 

Fourth  " 

Second  " 

First  " 

Second  " 

Second  " 

Second  " 

Second  " 

Fourth  " 

Third 

Second  " 

Second  " 

Second  '• 

Second  '• 

First  " 

First  " 

Second  Thursday, 
Third  Wednesday, 
Second  Tuesday, 
Third  Wednesday, 
Second  " 

■Third 
Third 

Second  " 

Second  " 

First  " 

Fourth  Friday^ 
Second  Wednesday, 
Second  " 


OR  a  A  NIZA.  TION 


OF 


COf(1:^o'i{.^¥io>[^,' 


WITH 


Date  of  Annual  Meeting. 


MARCH,    1876. 


CORPORATIONS.  51 


ORaANISATION  OF  CORPORATIONS. 


American  L,inen  Co. 

Pi  sideirt:  Jefferson  Borden. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Walter  Paine,  3d. 

Directors:  Jefferson  Borden,  Philip  D.  Borden, 
Richard  B.  Borden,  George  B.  Dnrfee,  Walter 
Paine,  3d. 

Annual  Meeting — 2d  Wednet^day  in  February. 

American  Print  Works. 

President:  Jefferson  Borden. 
Clerk:  George  B.  Dnrfee. 
Af/ent  a)id  Treasurer:  Thos.  J.  Borden. 
Directors:  Thos.  J.  Borden,  Jefferson  Borden, 
Nathan  Dnrfee,  Geo.  B.  Durtee. 
Annual  Meeting — 1st  Tuesday  in  August. 

Annawan  Manufactory. 

President:  Nathan  Dnrfee. 
Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Richard  B.  Borden. 
Directors:  Nathan  Durfee,   Jefferson   Borden, 
Wm.  B.  Duriee,  Wni.  Valentine,  R.  B.  Borden. 
Annual  Meeting — 1st  Tuesday  in  August. 

Barnard  Manufacturing  Co. 

President:  Louis  L.  Barnard. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Nathaniel  B.  Borden. 

Directors:  L.  L.  Barnard,  Stephen Davol,  Wm. 
H.  Jennings,  Arnold  B.  Chace,  Fiobert  T.  Davis, 
Simeon  Borden,  James  M.  Aldrich,  N.  B.  Borden, 
Alphonso  S.  Covel,  John  Campbell,  Jos.  A.  Bow- 
en,  Wm.  H.  Giftord,  Wm.  R.  Huston. 

Annual  Meeting — 3d  Thursday  in  January. 


52  CORPORATIONS. 


Border  City  Mills. 

President:  S.  Augier  Chace. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  George  T.  Hathaway. 

Directors,.  S.  A.  Chace,  Nathan  Duifee,  Stephen 
Davol,  Chas.  P.  Stickney,  Elijah  C.  Kilburn,  Ches- 
ter W.  Greene,  Geo,  T.  Hathaway,  Jas.  A.  Hath- 
away, Wm.  E.  Dunham,  Horatio  N.  Dui'fee. 

Annual  Meeting— 4th  Wednef^day  in  April, 

Chace  Mills. 

President :  Augustus  Chace, 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Joseph  A.  Baker. 

Directors:  Augustus  Chace,  Cook  Borden,  Jas. 
Henry,  Giio.  W.  Grinnell,  Robert  K.  Remington, 
Edward  E.  Hathaway,  William  Mason,  Charles  P. 
Stickney,  Joseph  A.  Baker. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Wednesday  in  January. 

Crescent  Mills. 

President;  Benjamin  Covel. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Alphonso  S.  Covel, 

Directors:  Benjamin  Covel,  Daniel  A.  Chapin, 
Wm.  B,  Durfee,  Alphonso  S,  Covel,  Griffiths  M, 
Haffards,  Joseph  Brady,  David  F,  Brown,  John 
F.  Nichols,  Lafayette  Nichols. 

Annual  Meeting — 2d  Wednesday  in  February. 

Davol  MiUs. 

President:  William  C.  Davol. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer :  Wm.  C.  Davol,  Jr. 

Directors:  Wm,  C,  Davol,  Chas,  P,  Stickney, 
Foster  H.  Stafford,  Frank  S.  Stevens,  Jonathan 
Slade,  John  P.  Slade,  Wm.  W.  Stewart,  Edward 
E,  Hathaway,  W,  C.  Davol,  Jr. 

Annual  Meeting — in  April. 


CORPORATIONS.  53 


Durfee  Mills. 

Presideut:  John  S.  Braytoii. 
Clerk:  Hezekiah  A.  Braytou. 
Treasurer:  David  A.  Biayton. 
Directors:  John  S.  Braj^ton,  David  A.  Biayton, 
Israel  P.  Bray  ton. 
Annual  Meeting — 2d  Wednesday  in  October. 


Fall  River  Bleacliery. 

President:  Jefferson  Borden. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Spencer  Borden. 

Directors:  Jefferson  Borden,  Spencer  Borden, 
Richard  B.  Borden,  Philip  D.  Borden,  Bradford 
D.  Davol,  Chas.  P.  Stickney,  Thomas  Bennett,  Jr., 
George  B.  Durfee,  Crawford  E.  Lindsey. 

Annual  Meeting — 3d  Thursday  in  May. 


Fall  Kiver  Iron  Works  Co. 

President:  Jefferson  Borden. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Robert  C.  Brown. 

Directors:  Jefferson  Borden,  Nathan  Duiiee, 
John  S.  Brayton,  Wm.  B.  Durfee,  Richard  B. 
Borden. 

Annual  Meeting — 1st  Tuesday  in  August. 

Fall  River  Manufactory. 

President:  Nathan  Durfee. 

Clerk:  John  S.  Brayton. 

Treasurer:  S.  Angler  Chace. 

Directors:  Nathan  Durfee,  John  S.  Brayton, 
S.  Angier  Chace,  James  M.  Anthony,  Christoijher 
Borden. 

Annual  Meeting — 2d  Tuesday  in  March. 


54  CORPORATIONS. 


Fall  Kiver  Manufacturers'  Mutual  Ins.  Co. 

President:  Stephen  Davol. 

Secretfiry  and  Treasvrer:  Isaac  B.  Chace. 

Directors:  Stei>hen  Davol,  S.  A.  Chace,  D.  A. 
Braytou,  T.  J.  Borden,  Jefferson  Borden,  Wm.  H. 
Jennings,  Walter  Paine,  od,  I.  B.  Chace,  P.  D. 
Borden,  R.  B.  Borden,  E.  C.  Kilbum,  Andrew  G. 
Pierce,  Geo.  T.  Hathaway,  T.  F.  Eddy,  Geo.  B. 
Durfee. 

Annual  Meeting — 1st  Wednesday  in  March. 

Fall  Kiver  Merino  Co. 

President:  Frank  S.  Stevens. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Seth  H.  Wetherhee. 

Directors:  Frank  S.  Stevens,  Foster H.  Stafford, 
Robert  T.  Davis,  Wm.  ]Mason,  Samuel  M.  Luther. 
Danforth  Horton,  John  D.  Flint,  Samuel  Wading 
ton,  Samuel  W.  Flint,  S.  H.  Wetherhee. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Thursday  in  January. 

Fall  River  Pi'int  "Works. 

President:  Linden  Cook. 
Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Andrew  Robeson. 
Directors:  Lmden  Cook,   Charles  P.  Stickney 
Andrew  Robeson. 
Annual  Meeting— 4th  Wednesday  in  January. 

Fall  Kiver  Railroad. 

President:  Joseph  R.  Beauvais.  • 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Thos.  B.  Fuller. 

Directors:  J.  R.  Beauvais,  C.  R.  Tucker,  G.  A 
Boiu-ne,  Geo.  Wilson,  G.  S.  Phillips,  L.  L.  Kollocl< 
W.  R.  Wing,  of  New  Bedford;  R.  T.  Davis,  J.  D 
Flint,  of  Fall  River;  L.  S.  Judd  of  Fairhaven,  an. 
J.  H.  Peiry  of  Boston. 

Annual  Meeting — 1st  Wednesday  in  December 


CORPORATIONS.  53 


Fall  Kiver  Spool  and  Bobbin  Co. 

President :  Cook 'Boxder\. 

Clerk:  Bradford  D.  Davol. 

Treasurer:  Nathan  B.  Everett. 

Directors:  Cook  Borden,  F.  H.  Stafford,  Wm. 
H.  Jennings,  Stephen  Davol,  David  Bass,  Jr., 
Win.  Lindsey,  Walter  Paine,  3d,  Joseph  Healy, 
Geo  T.  Hathaway,  S.  A.  Chace,  Aug.  Chace. 

Annual  Meetmg— last  Tuesday  in  October. 

Fall  Kiver  Steamboat  Co. 

President:  Charles  P.  Sticlaiey. 

(Jlerk.  Thomas  J.  Borden. 

Treasurer:  Charles  P.  Stickuey. 

Directors:  Charles  P.  Stickney,  Stephen  Davol, 
Philip  D.  Borden,  S.  Angler  Chace,  Daniel  Brown, 
Augustus  Chace,  T.  J.  Borden,  Walter  Paine,  3d, 
Robert  K.  Remington,  Geo.  B.  Durfee. 

Ainiual  fleeting — 1st  Tuesdaj^  in  February. 

Flint  Mills. 

President:  -Tohu  D.  Flmt. 

Clerk  and  Trea surer:  Geo,  H.  Eddy. 

Directors:  John  D.  Flint,  A¥m.  H.  Jemiiugs, 
Simeon  Borden,  Wm.  Carroll,  Frank  L.  Almy, 
Wm.  T.  HaU,  Gardner  T.  Dean,  George  H.  Eddy, 
.Funius  P.  Prentiss,  Samuel  W.  Flint,  Danforth 
Horton. 

Annual  Meeting— 1st  Monday  in  February. 

Granite  stills. 

President:  AVilliam  Mason, 

ClerJi.  and  Treasurer:  Charles  M.  Shove. 

Directors:  Wm.  Mason,  Ednnmd  Chas:,  Chas. 
P.  Sticknev,  John  S.  Bravton,  Tram  Smith,  John 
P.  Slade.  Charles  :M.  ShoVe. 

Annual  Meeting— 4th  Monday  iu  October. 


56  CORPORATIONS. 


King  Philip  Mills, 

President:  Crawford  E.  Liiidsey. 

Clerk:  Azariali  S.  Tripp, 

Treasurer:  Elijah  C.  Kilburn. 

Directors:  C.  E.  Lindsey,  Jonathan  Chace,  Jas. 
Henry,  S.  Angier  Chace,  Philip  D.  Borden,  E.  C. 
Kilburn,  Ben  J.  A.  Chace,  Simeon  Borden,  JUharles 
H.  Dean,  Wm.  Lhidsej-,  Edwin  Shaw. 

Annual  Meeting — last  Thursday  in  January. 

Manufacturers'  Board  of  Trade. 

President:  Walter  Paine,  Sd. 
Vice-President:  Geo.  T.  Hathaway. 
Secretary:  Simeon  B.  Chase. 
Treasurer:  Isaac  B.  Cliace. 
Annual  Meeting — 3d  Friday  in  January. 

Manufacturers'  Gas  Co. 

President:  S.  Angier  Chace. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  (Jhas.  P.  Stickney. 

Directors:  S.  Angier  Chace,  Augustus  Chace, 
Chas.  P.  Stickney,  David  A.  Brayton,  Wm.  C. 
Davol,  Jr.,  Foster  H.  Stafford,  Thomas  F.  Eddy, 
Joseph  A.  Bo  wen. 

Annual  Meeting — 3d  Monday  in  June. 

Massasoit  Steam  Mills.* 

President:  Nathan  Durfee. 
Clerk:  Charles  Durfee. 
Treasurer:  Holder  B.  Durfee. 
Directors:  Nathan  Durfee,    S.   Angier  Chace, 
Holder  B.  Durfee. 

Annual  Meeting — 3d  Monday  in  May. 

*Mill  destroyed  b.v  fire  Nov.  2,  1875. 


CORPORATIONS.  57 


Mechanics  Mills. 

President:  Stephen  Davol. 

Clerk:  James  M,  Morton,  Jr. 

Treasurer:  George  B.  Durfee. 

Directors:  Stephen  Davol,  Job  B.  French,  Tho.s. 
J.  Borden,  George  B.  Durfee,  Tilhnghast  Records, 
Southard  H.  Miller,  James  M.  Morton,  Jr.,  John 
B.  Hathaway,  F.  S,  Stevens. 

Annual  Meeting— 1st  Thursday  in  February. 

Mercliants  Manufacturing  Co. 

President:  James  Henry. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer,  Wm.  H.  Jeimings. 

Directors:  James  Henry,  William  H.  Jennings, 
Augustus  Chace,  Robert  S.  Gibbs,  Chas.  H.  Dean, 
Crawford  E.  Lindsey,  Jas.  M.  Osborn,  Richard  B. 
Borden,  Robert  T.  Davis. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Wednesday  in  Januar3^ 

Metacomet  Mill. 

Agent:  Richard  B.  Borden. 

Owned  by  the  Fall  River  Iron  Works  Co. 

Montaup  Mills. 

President:  Geo.  B.  Durfee. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Isaac  Borden. 

Directors:  Geo.  B.  Durfee,  Isaac  Borden,  Thos. 
J.  Borden,  Wm.  L.  Slade,  Holder  B.  Durfee,Wm. 
Valentine,  Geo.  B.  Durfee,  Bradford  D.  Davol, 
Weaver  Osborn. 

Annual  Meeting— 2d  Monday  in  February, 

Mount  Hope  Mill. 

Agent:  Jefferson  Borden,  Jr. 
Owned  by  American  l-'rint  Works 


58  CORPORATIONS. 


Narragansett  Mills. 

President:  Holder  B.  Diu-fee, 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  James  Waring, 

Directors:  Holder   B.  Durfee,   James  Waring, 

Foster  H.  Stafford,    Daniel  McCowan,  David  T. 

Wilcox,  Samuel  Watson,  James  P,  Hillard,  Robert 

Henry,  Samuel  Wadington,  Wm.    Beattie,    Geo. 

W.  NoweU. 
Annual  Meeting — last  Wednesday  in  January. 


Old  Colony  Railroad  Co. 

President:  Onslow  Steams. 

Clerk:  George  iNIarston. 

Treasurer:  John  M.  Washburn. 

Directors:  Onslow  Stearns,  Uriel  Crocker,  Chas. 
F.  Choate,  F.  B.  Hayes,  Boston  ;  Benj.  Finch, 
Newport;  Oliver  Ames,  Easton;  Samuel  L.  Crock- 
er, Taunton;  Jacob  H.  Loud,  Plymouth;  J.  S. 
Brayton,  T.  J.  Borden,  Fall  River; "^R.  W.  Turner, 
Rand(jlph;  E.  N,  Winslow,  Hyannis;  P.  S.  Crow- 
ell,  Dennis. 

Amiual  Meeting — ith  Tuesday  in  November. 


Old  Colony  Steamboat  Co. 

President:  Onslow  Stearns. 

Clerk:  Chas.F.  Choate. 

Treasurer:  John  M.  Washburn. 

Directors:  Onslow  Steams;  C.  F.  Choate,  Silas 
Pierce,  Jr.,  Boston;  Benj.  Finch,  Newport;  T.  J. 
Borden,  C.  P.  Stickney,  Fall  River;  Albert  Terrill, 
Weymouth;  Oliver  Ames,  Easton;  Wm.  Borden. 
New  York. 

Annual  Meeting — 1st  Tuesday  in  June. 


CORPORATIONS.  59 


Osborn  Mills, 

President:  Weaver  Osborn. 

Clerh  and  Treasurer:  Joseph  Healj*. 

Directors:  Weaver  Osborn,  Frank  S.  Stevens, 
Charles  P.  Stickney,  Joseph  Osborn,  John  C. 
Mihie,  Joseph  Healv,  Edward  E.  Hathawav,  Getx 
T.  Hathaway,  Benj'.  Hall,  Geo.  W.  Gibbs. 

Annual  Meeting — last  Tuesday  m  ApiH. 

Pocasset  Manufacturing:  Co. 

President:  Samuel  Rodman. 
Clerk  a)id  Treasurer:  Bradford  D.  Davol. 
'Af/ent:  Stephen  Davol. 

Directors:  Stockholders,  who  meet  Quarterly. 
Aimual  Meeting — last  Monday  in  January. 

Richard  Borden  Manufacturing  Co. 

President:  Thomas  J.  Borden. 
Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Richard  B.  Borden. 
Directors:  Rich'd  B.  Borden,  Thos.  J.  Borden, 
Philip  D    Borden,  A.  S.  Covel,  Edw'd  P.  Borden. 
Annual  jMeeting— 'id  Tuesday  in  February. 

Robeson    Mills. 

President:   Charles  P.  Stickney. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Louis  Robeson. 

Directors:  Charles  P.  Stickney,  Wm.  R.  Robe- 
son, Linden  Cook,  Wm.  C.  Uavol,  Jr.,  Frank  S. 
Stevens,  Samuel  M.  Luther,  Louis  Robeson. 

Annual  Meeting— 1st  Monday  in  February. 

Sagamore  Mills. 

President:  Josiah  C.  Blaisdell. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer:  Francis  B.  Hood. 

Directors:  J.  C.  Blaisdell,  Francis  B.  Hood, 
John  Campbell,  James  W.  Hartley,  Joseph  Bor- 
den, Jos.  McCreery,  John  Bayley,  Job  T.  Wilson. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Monday  in  January. 


60  CORPORATIONS. 


Shove  Mills. 

Presiflent:  Jolm  P.  Slade. 

(Jlerl:  aud  Treasti rer :  George  A.  Chace. 

Directors:  John  P.  Slade,  George  A.  Chace, 
Wm.  Mason  of  Taunton,  Edmund  Chase,  Frank  S. 
Stevens,  Lloyd  S.  Earle,  Josiah  C.  Blaisdell,  Isaac 
W.  Howland,  Charles  M.  Shove,  H.  13.  Allen,  Asa 
Pettey,  Jos.  E.  Macomher,  Clark  Shove,  Geo.  W. 
Slade. 

Annual  Meetijig — in  February. 
Slade  Mills. 

President:  William  L.  Slade. 

Clerk:  John  C.  Milne. 

Treasurer:  Henry  S.  Fenner. 

Directors:  Wm.  L.  Slade,  S.  Angier Chace,  Je- 
rome Dwellv,  Wm.  Valentine,  Frank  S.  Stevens, 
Richard  B.  P.orden,  Benj.  Hall,  Jas.  M.  Osborii, 
Jonathan  Slade,  John  C.  Milne,  Daniel  Wilbiii-. 

Annual  Meeting — last  Tuesday  in  January. 
Stafford    Mills. 

President  :  Foster  H.  Stafford, 

Clerk  and  Treasurer  :  Shubael  P.  Lovell. 

Agent :  Foster  H.  Stafford. 

Directors:  F.  H.  Stafford,  Wm.  C.  Davol,  Chas. 
P.  Stickney,  Robert  T.  Uavis,  Edmund  Chase, 
Danforth  Horton.  \\'m.  L.  Slade,  Weaver  Osborn, 
Wm.  Mason. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Tuesday  in  January. 
Teciimseli    Mills. 

President:  Augustus  Chace. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer :^\miio\i  B.  Chase. 

Directors :  Augustus  Chace,  Cook  Borden,  Joua. 
T.  Lincoln,  Andrew  M.  Jenning,  Samuel  Wading- 
ton,  Chas.  P.  Stickney,  D.  T.  Wilcox,  John  South- 
worth,  S.  B.  Chase, 

Annual  Meetmg — 4th  Tuesday  in  January. 


CORPORATIONS.  61 


Troy  Cotton  and  AVoolen  Manufactory. 

President  :  Jefferson  Borden. 

('lerl-  and  Treasurer  :  Richard  B.  Borden. 

Directors  :  Jefferson  Borden,  St(^phen  Davol, 
Thos.  J.  Borden,  John  S.  Brayton,  Richard  B. 
Borden. 

Annual  Meeting — 1st  Tuesday  ill  February. 

Union  Belt  Company. 

President  :  Richard  B.  Borden. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer  :  A.  S.  Covel. 

Aqent  :  William  H.  Chace.  . 

Directors  :  R.  B.  Borden,  W.  Paine,  3d.,  B.  D. 
Davol.  Wm.  H.  Chace,  A.  S.  Covel,  E.  C.  Kilburn, 
T.  J.  Borden,. 

Annual  Meeting — 8d  Thursday  in  January. 

Union  Mill  Co. 

President  :  John  B.  Anthony. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer  :  S.  Angier  Chace. 

Directors  :  John  B.  Anthony,  S.  Angier  Chace, 
Wm.  Mason,  Elijah  C.  Kilburn,  Chas.  P.  Dring, 
Foster  H.  Stafford,  Nathan  Diirfee. 

Annual  Meeting— 3d  Monday  in  January. 

"Wanipanoag  Mills. 

President :  Robert  T.  Davis. 

'  lerk  and  Treasu  er  :  Walter  C.  Durfee. 

Director  :  Robert  T.  Davis,  W.  C.  Durfee, 
John  D.  Flint,  Stephen  Davol,  Foster  H.  Stafford, 
Wm.  H.  Jennings,  Geo.  H.  Eddy,  Lloyd  S.  Earle, 
Simeon  Borden,  Alphonso  S.  "^Covef,  John  H. 
Boone. 

Annual  Meeting — itli  Monday  in  January. 


62  CORFORATIONS. 


Weetamoe  Mills. 

Presirlent  :  Job  B.  French. 

Clerk  :  John  E.  Blaisdell. 

Treasurer  :  William  Lindsey. 

Directors  :  .Tob  B.  Frenoh,  Elijah  C.  Kilburn 
.losiah  (J.  Blaisdell,  Francis  B.  Hood,  Henry  C. 
Lincoln,  \Vm.4^iadsey,  John  P.  Slade,  Wni.  H. 
Ashley,  Charles  H.  Dean. 

Annual  Meeting — 4th  Wednesday  in  January. 

F.  R.,  Warren  &  Prov.  E.  R.  Co. 

FresUlent:  Onslow  Steams. 

Clerk:  John  S.  Brayton. 

Treasurer:  John  M.  Washbiu'u. 

Directors:  Onslow  Steams,  Chas.  F.  Choate, 
Bosron;  .1.  S.  lirayton,  T.  J.  Borden,  Fall  River; 
Benj.  Finch,  Newport,  E.  X.  Winslow,  Hyaunis. 

Annual  Meeting — id  Monday  in  March. 


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INDIAN    NAMES. 

Indian  ^'ames  of  Fall  River  and  Vicinity. 


ANXAWAN-KWO  (?)-]()7(l.  "An  officer."  A  Wampanoag,  one  o 
King  Philip's  most  famous  Captains. 

CAXOMCrS-lSJ?  (>}-]«7.    Chief  of  the  Narragansetts 
friend  of  Roger  "Williams. 

CORBITANT— 1.500  ( I')  1C24.  Sachem  of  Pccasset  Tribe  ;  chiel| 
residence  at  Gardner's  Neck,  Swansea. 

KING  PniLlP-](28  CO-lCrC.  English  name  of  Metacomet, I 
youngest  son  of  Massasoit,  aud  his  successor  in  1G62,  as  Chief 
of  the  VVampanoags. 

MASSASOIT— 1581— lOCl.  Sachem  of  the  Wampanoags  and 
Chief  of  the  Indian  Confederacy  formed  of  tribes  in  Eastern 
Massachusetts  and  Khodc  Islanil.  A  staunch  friend  of  the 
English. 

-METACOMET— Indian  name  of  King  Philip,  second  son  of 
Massasoit. 

MONTAUP— "  The  Head."    Indian  name  of  MountHope. 

NARRAGAXSETT— "At  the  Point."  Indian  tribe  on  west 
side  of  Narragansett  Bay, 

XI  AN  TIC—"  At  the  River  Point."  Sub-tribe  of  the  Narragan- 
setts.- 

POC  ASSET— "  At  the  opening  of  the  Strait."  i.  e.  Bristol  Ferry 
into  Mount  Flppe  Bay.— Indian  name  of  territory,  now  in- 
cluding Fall  River  and  Tiverton. 

QULQUETEAXT— "The  place  of  falling  water."  Indian 
name  of  Fall  River. 

QUEQUECHAX— "It  leaps  or  bounds.'  Indian  name  of  the 
stream— Fall  River— signifying  falling  water  or  quick  run- 
ning watir. 

SAG A.UOKE— "  A  leader."     Title  of  Indian  Chief. 

TECUMSEH — ]"0 — 1SI3.  Chief  of  "the  Shawnees  ;  distin- 
guished for  his  eloquence,  bravery  and  manly  virtues. 
Prominent  on  the  Western  frontier  in  the  war  of  IS12. 

WAMPANOAG-"  East  landers,"  i.  e.  east  of  Narragansett  Bay. 
Indian  tribe  dwelling  north  and  east  of  Narragansett  Bay, 
west  of  -Mt.  Hope  Bay. 

WAMSUTTA-  1G2.J  (?)— 1002.  English  name,  Alexander.  Eld- 
est son  and  successor  of  Massasoit  in  1001. 

WATI'PPA— "  Boats  or  the  place  of  boats."  Name  of  the  Ponds 
east  of  the  citv. 

WEETA.MOE— 1020  (?)  — 1070.  "Wise,  shrewd,  cunning." 
Daughter  and  successor  of  Corbitant  as  Sachem  of  the  Po- 
casset  tribe  ;  residence  at  Fall  River  ;  Drowned  while  cross- 
ing Slade's  Ferry. 


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